Polygon Magic

Polygon Magic, Inc. is a Japanese video-game developer and publisher whose work has covered arcade machines, home consoles, handheld systems, browser and social platforms, and pachinko-related entertainment. The company is identified with a broad production model rather than a single hardware ecosystem: its documented platforms include arcade, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Color, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Wii, Facebook, Japanese social networks such as GREE and Mobage, and Polygon Magic's own Porimaji Games service. The studio's best-known console properties include Incredible Crisis and the Galerians series. Incredible Crisis, released in arcade and PlayStation versions in 1999, is an unusual action game built around a succession of comedic, pressure-driven scenarios. Galerians, also released in 1999, is a science-fiction survival-horror title for PlayStation; it was followed by Galerians: Ash for PlayStation 2 in 2002. These projects gave Polygon Magic visibility beyond its work-for-hire and platform-specific production activities. Polygon Magic's arcade portfolio has included original and licensed projects across several genres. Its listed arcade credits include Fighter's Impact, Dragon Chronicle, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune entries, Thrill Drive 3, OutRun 2 SP SDX, Silent Hill: The Arcade, and Akumajo Dracula: The Arcade. The company also worked on licensed properties connected with Mobile Suit Gundam, Disney, Bleach, Tecmo, Tenchu, Ghost Squad, and other established entertainment brands. This range indicates experience in adapting recognizable intellectual property to different control schemes, cabinets, and consumer platforms. During the expansion of Japanese mobile social gaming, Polygon Magic developed titles for GREE, Mobage, Facebook, and other networked services. Documented examples include Tsuri Sta, Derby x Derby, Kabu x Kuwa Battle Masters, Corde Mania, Sengoku Kingdom, and Nijiiro Dobutsuen, also known as Rainbow Zoo. Reference material describes the company as a significant developer and publisher in Japanese mobile social games and notes that it helped GREE develop first-party titles. Polygon Magic also operated its own social-game platform under the names Porimaji Games and Polygon Magic Games. The available reference material does not establish a current headquarters address, ownership structure, leadership roster, financial profile, public listing, or present operating status. It also does not provide a reliable founding date or identify a founder. Accordingly, those fields remain unspecified. The documented catalogue nevertheless presents Polygon Magic as a multi-platform Japanese game-production company with experience spanning arcade entertainment, licensed console software, original consumer properties, and mobile social games.

Polygon Magic's documented history is defined by diversification across Japanese game platforms. Its early listed work includes Fighter's Impact for arcade in 1996 and Vs. for PlayStation in 1997. The company subsequently developed titles for both arcade operators and home-console audiences, establishing a catalogue that combined original concepts with licensed properties. A major visibility point came in 1999, when Polygon Magic was credited with both Incredible Crisis and Galerians. Incredible Crisis appeared in arcade and PlayStation forms and is associated with a highly distinctive comedic, event-driven design. Galerians was a PlayStation science-fiction survival-horror game that later received a PlayStation 2 continuation, Galerians: Ash, in 2002. These releases remain among the company's most recognizable original or studio-associated properties. Throughout the early 2000s, the company continued to work across arcade and console production. Its credits included Dragon Chronicle, multiple Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune entries, Thrill Drive 3, OutRun 2 SP SDX, and arcade adaptations of major entertainment franchises. On home systems, it developed or contributed to titles including Adventure of Tokyo Disney Sea: Ushinawareta Hoseki no Himitsu, Street Golfer, Inaka Kurashi: Nan no Shima no Monogatari, Seven Samurai 20XX, Disney Sports Basketball, Bleach: Tasogare ni Mamieru Shinigami, and other licensed or platform-specific projects. The second half of the 2000s brought further work on Nintendo DS and Wii, including Tenchu: Dark Secret, Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff, Koshonin DS, Bleach: Shattered Blade, Ghost Squad, and We Fish. Arcade credits from the period included Silent Hill: The Arcade, Mobile Suit Gundam: Spirits of Zeon titles, and Akumajo Dracula: The Arcade. This body of work shows the company operating in a production environment where established franchises, arcade formats, and specialized hardware were important parts of the Japanese games market. Polygon Magic also participated in the rise of Japanese mobile social gaming. Reference material identifies development work for GREE, Mobage, Facebook, and other Japanese social networks. Tsuri Sta was published by GREE, while Corde Mania was published by Sumzup and Sengoku Kingdom was published by GREE. Other listed social titles include Derby x Derby, Kabu x Kuwa Battle Masters, and Nijiiro Dobutsuen, or Rainbow Zoo. The company additionally operated its own social-game service, Porimaji Games, also referred to as Polygon Magic Games. The available sources do not document a definitive founding year, founder, corporate succession, ownership history, current executives, current website, or confirmed present-day status. They also do not provide a complete account of Polygon Magic's later catalogue. Consequently, the historical record in this dossier is limited to the dated releases and platform activities identified in the supplied reference material.

• 2010

  Expansion into social-game publishing and platform operation

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  Several social titles were listed for Mobage, GREE, Facebook, and Polygon Magic's own Porimaji Games service.

• 2008

  Tsuri Sta listed for GREE

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  Tsuri Sta is listed as a Polygon Magic-developed social game published by GREE.

• 2004

  Seven Samurai 20XX and Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune work listed

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  The company was credited with PlayStation 2 software and continued arcade production, including the Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune series.

• 2002

  Galerians: Ash released

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  Galerians: Ash continued the Galerians property on PlayStation 2.

• 1999

  Incredible Crisis and Galerians released

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  Polygon Magic's best-known original-associated properties appeared in arcade and PlayStation forms, giving the studio a notable presence in both comedic action and science-fiction horror.

• 1996

  Fighter's Impact listed for arcade

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  Fighter's Impact is listed among Polygon Magic's arcade-developed titles.

A versatile Japanese game developer and publisher spanning arcade, console, licensed entertainment, and mobile social-game production.

• Arcade and PlayStation video game · 1999

  Incredible Crisis

  A comedic action game released in arcade and PlayStation versions. It is built around a sequence of urgent, highly varied scenarios and is one of Polygon Magic's most recognizable titles.

• PlayStation survival-horror video game · 1999

  Galerians

  A science-fiction survival-horror title for PlayStation and one of the studio's signature original-associated properties. Its setting and supernatural-psychological premise distinguished it from Polygon Magic's licensed arcade and sports work.

• PlayStation 2 video game · 2002

  Galerians: Ash

  A PlayStation 2 continuation of the Galerians property, extending Polygon Magic's science-fiction horror work to a newer console generation.

• Arcade racing game · 2004

  Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune

  An arcade racing series represented in Polygon Magic's credits by the original Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune and its sequel, Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2. The titles were designed for arcade play and connected the studio with a prominent Japanese street-racing property.

• Social-game platform · 2010

  Porimaji Games

  Polygon Magic's own social-game platform, also referred to as Polygon Magic Games. The platform formed part of the company's activity in Japanese networked and mobile social entertainment.

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